Lead production planning activities for Integration, Plastics, and TCU operations to ensure production requirements are met on time while optimizing capacity, manpower, materials, and inventory. The role will coordinate closely with Operations, Materials, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Quality to maintain an effective and responsive production plan.
Key Responsibilities
- ead daily and weekly production planning for Integration, Plastics, and TCU operations based on customer demand and business priorities.
- Develop and maintain production schedules to meet customer delivery requirements and production targets.
- Review demand, forecasts, customer orders, and production requirements to establish appropriate production plans.
- Monitor production capacity, manpower, equipment availability, and material readiness to ensure plan feasibility.
- Identify capacity constraints, bottlenecks, and potential risks and develop recovery plans.
- Coordinate with Materials/Planning teams to ensure timely availability of raw materials, components, and consumables.
- Work closely with Production, Engineering, Quality, and Maintenance teams to address production constraints and schedule changes.
- Monitor daily production performance against plan and communicate gaps, risks, and recovery actions.
- Manage priorities and rescheduling requirements based on customer demand, material availability, equipment downtime, and operational changes.
- Support inventory optimization by balancing production requirements with appropriate inventory levels.
- Maintain accurate planning data, production schedules, capacity information, and planning parameters in the ERP system.
- Analyze production planning KPIs and identify opportunities to improve schedule adherence, capacity utilization, and planning efficiency.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives related to production planning, scheduling, and material flow.
- Provide guidance and support to production planners and coordinators.
- Prepare regular production planning reports and provide recommendations to Operations and management.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, Business, or a related discipline.
- Typically 5–8 years of experience in production planning, supply chain, manufacturing operations, or materials planning.
- Experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment is preferred.
- Experience supporting Integration, Plastics, TCU, or similar manufacturing operations is an advantage.
- Strong knowledge of production planning, capacity planning, scheduling, and inventory management.
- Experience with ERP systems such as Oracle, SAP, or similar systems.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage changing priorities.
- Good understanding of manufacturing processes and material flow.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to lead and coordinate a planning team and work effectively across multiple functions.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, Business, or a related discipline.
- 5-8 years of experience in production planning, supply chain, manufacturing operations, or materials planning.
- Experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
- Experience supporting Integration, Plastics, TCU, or similar manufacturing operations.
- Strong knowledge of production planning, capacity planning, scheduling, and inventory management.
- Experience with ERP systems such as Oracle, SAP, or similar systems.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage changing priorities.
- Good understanding of manufacturing processes and material flow.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to lead and coordinate a planning team and work effectively across multiple functions.
Ichor Systems, Inc. Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Affordable Benefits — A premium‑free medical plan fully covered by the employer is available for eligible U.S. employees, with indications of premium‑free family coverage in some contexts. Coverage breadth includes medical, dental, vision, and tax‑advantaged HSA/FSA options.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) match of 50% on the first 8% with immediate vesting supports long‑term savings. Life and disability insurance further reinforce financial protection.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An Employee Stock Purchase Plan at a 15% discount enables broad participation in ownership. Plan availability is described as global, subject to standard plan terms.
Ichor Systems, Inc. Insights
What We Do
We are a leader in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of critical fluid delivery subsystems and components for semiconductor capital equipment. Our product offerings include gas and chemical delivery systems and subsystems, collectively known as fluid delivery systems and subsystems, which are key elements of the process tools used in the manufacturing of semiconductor devices. Our gas delivery subsystems deliver, monitor, and control precise quantities of the specialized gases used in semiconductor manufacturing processes such as etch and deposition. Our chemical delivery systems and subsystems precisely blend and dispense the reactive liquid chemistries used in semiconductor manufacturing processes such as chemical-mechanical planarization, electroplating, and cleaning. We also provide precision-machined components, weldments, e‑beam and laser-welded components, precision vacuum and hydrogen brazing and surface treatment technologies, and other proprietary products. This vertically integrated portion of our business is primarily focused on metal and plastic parts that are used in gas and chemical systems, respectively. We are strategically located to provide the highest level of customer service and support from our program management, sales, engineering, and executive management teams. Ichor is headquartered in Fremont, California, and we have production facilities in California, Oregon, Texas, Nevada, Minnesota, Singapore, Malaysia, Korea, Mexico, and the UK, staffed by our 2000+ team members.
